D E P T N T OF THE NAVY USS CAW, VEISON (CVN 70)

FLEET POST OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO, CA 96629 - 2840

2 6 FEB 1990 From: Comnandf ng Of f icer , USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70) To: D i rec to r o f Naval H is tory (OP-09BH) .

Subj: 1989 COMMAND HISTORY

Ref: (a) OPNAVINST 5750.12E

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Ship' s Mission and Organizational Structure Hi s t o r i c a l Narrat ive Ship' s Chronol ogy Major Operational Evol u t ions S ign i f i can t Department Achievements Retentf on S t a t i s t i c s D i s t i ngui shed V i sf t o r s a t Sea

1 Dist inguished V is i to rs , Touts and Special Events I n Por t 1 Comnandi ng O f f i c e r ' s Biography 1 Comnandi ng O f f i ce r ' s Photogtaph

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USS CARL Vf NSON (CVN 701

USS CARL VINSON i s one of the most modern and formidable f i g h t i n g vessels i n the world. The l a t e s t i n technolo and the sk i 11 s and stamina o f the American s a i l o r are combined aboard CA L VINSON t o enable us t o answer any conceivable t h rea t t o world peace.

"# Our nuclear power p l a n t enables us t o respond rap id l y and i n advance o f

support vessels required f o r other typqs o f f i g h t i n g ships, b r ing ing our embarked A i r Wing t o any scene o f t roub le around the globe.

Our own Car r ie r A i r Wing FIFTEEN i g a formidable force w i t h over 85 a i r c r a f t covering every aspect o f modem Naval A i r warfare capabi 1 i ti es.

The Primar Mission o f USS CARL VINSON i s t o be ready t o employ i t s power d anywhere n t e m s d i rec ted by the President o f the United States. Only by maintain ing i t s equipment 4nd personnel i n the highest s ta te o f

readiness w i l l CARL VINSON be capable o f car ry ing out i t s wide var ie ty o f missions, inc lud ing an t i -a i r warfare, dnt i -surface warfare and e lec t ron ic warfare.

Other tasks t h a t CARL VINSON shares w i t h most U.S. Navy ships include maintain ing m b i l i ty, replenishing ships a t sea and performing a va r i e t y o f non-combat missions such as the rescue a t sea o f vessels i n d is t ress and the t ranspor ta t ion o f refugees and other personnel.

USS CARL VINSON i s one o f the most powerful self-contained combat p lat forms i n the world.

The s u r v i v a b i l i t y o f the ship i n a h o s t i l e environment i s enhanced by two o f the U.S. Navy's l a t e s t c lose- in weapons systems.

I f any incoming a i r c r a f t o r m iss i les penetrate the sh ip ' s f i g h t e r a i r c r a f t and guided m i s s i 1 e c ru i se r defense envt$l ope, they w i l l f i nd themsel ves fac ing the NATO Sea Sparrow M iss i l e System and the Phalanx C l ose-In Weapons System, a sophist icated version o f the ro ta t ing-barre l Gat l ing Gun.

The sh ip ' s nuclear power p l an t a l l4ws CARL VINSON t o t rave l f o r extended periods i n excess o f 30 knots wi thout the need t o replenish propulsion fuel .

Once on s ta t ion, CARL VINSON can r4main longer and f l y more missions than Foss i l Fueled a i r c r a f t c a r r i e r s due t o i t s a b i l i t y t o ca r ry av i a t i on fue l i n tanks t h a t would otherwise be devoted t o sh ip ' s fue l i n the conventional a i r c r a f t ca r r ie r .

The dedication, professional ism, hqrd work and combat readiness o f the o f f icers and crew o f USS CARL VINSON erlsure the ship i s ready t o meet any challenge the fu tu re may hold.

USS CARL VINSON1s Imnediate Senior Cmander i s :

a. Operational. Comnander, Car r ie r Group THREE.

b. Administrat ive. Commander Naval A i r Force, U.S. Pac i f i c Fleet.

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USS CARL VINSON star ted 1989 a t P ier 3, Naval A i r Stat ion, Alameda, Cal i forn ia , standing down for Christmas leave. CARL VINSON got underway f o r F lee t Replacement Squadron Carr ier Qua1 d f i ca t i ons during the per iod o f 25 January t o 2 February; fol lowed by a Selected Restr icted A v a i l a b f l i t y from 2 February t o 1 May.

On 14 Apr i l , Captain George D. O'Brien, Jr., was re1 ieved by Captain Doyle J. Borchers I 1 as Commanding Off icer.

CARL VINSON conducted independent steaming operations from 1 May t o 5 May, f o l 1 owed by Refresher Training i n the Sbuthern Cal i fo rn ia Operating Area w i th the embarked a i r wing, Carr ier A i r Wing FIFTEEN from 12 May t o 26 May.

During the month o f June, CARL VINSON had the 3-M Ass is t Inspection (5-9 JUN) , INSURV Inspection (10-16 JUN), an@ the Cornnand Inspection (19-23 JUN). On 24 June, CARL VINSON was singled out t o host the American A c a d w o f Achievement---700 o f our nat ion s leadihg c i t i zens and the top high school students i n the nat ion gathered f o r t h i s banquet.

CARL VINSON got underway f o r independent steamf ng operations f o l l owed by Advanced Training Assessment dur ing t h e per iod o f 25 Ju ly t o 17 August i n the Southern Ca l i fo rn ia Operating Area w i t h the embarked a i r wing, Carr ier A i r Wing FIFTEEN.

Carr ier A i r Wing FIFTEEN, embarked on board CARL VINSON, consisted o f nine squadrons. They were F ighter Squadrons (VF) 51 and 111, f l y i n g the F-14 Tomcat; Medium Attack Squadron (VA) 52, f l y i n g the A-6E Intruder; L i gh t Attack Squadrons (VA) 27 and 97, f l y i n g the A-7E Corsair; A i r Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS) 29, f l y i n g the S-3A Viking; A i r Anlti-Submarine He1 i cop te r Squadron (HS) 4, f l y i n g the SH-3H Sea King; Tact ica l E lect ron ic Warfare Squadron (VAQ) 134, f l y i n g the EA-6B Prowler; and Carr ier Airborne Ear ly Warning Squadron (VAW) 114, f l y i n g the E-2C Hawkeye. A i r c r a f t embarked aboard CARL VINSON used t a i l code NL.

On 5 September, CARL VINSON departqd Alameda f o r Phase I o f PACEX '89. S ta f f s embarked on board were Comander, Carr ier Group THREE, RADM Daniel P. March who re l ieved RADM David N. Rogers on 13 February; Comander, Carr ier A i r Wing FIFTEEN, CAPT Ly le G. Bien who re l ieved CAPT James H. Finney on 2 June; and Commander, Destroyer Squadron NINE, CAPT Harry M. Dyck, Jr .

A f t e r re turn ing t o Alameda on 14 Sqptember f o r 4 days, CARL VINSON departed f o r Phase 11, 111 and I V o f PACEX '89, the la rges t peacetime Naval exercise since World War 11, v i a the Northern Pac i f i c and Bering Sea on 18 September.

CARL VINSON, f o r the four th time, aonducted operations i n the i c y waters o f the Berfng Sea, where the challenges o f adverse weather condi t ions were added t o an a1 ready intense operating environment. CARL VINSON conducted chal lenging navigation and f l i g h t ops w i t h i n the NLOA (Near Land Operating Areas) ins ide the Aleut ian Is land chain. During t h i s period, the crew o f CARL VINSON successful ly evaluated the Navy's Combat Rationing Plan.

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On 4 October, CARL VINSON departed the Aleutian Islands, leaving northern waters, and steamed south conducting helavy f l i g h t operations a l l the way. On 6 October, CARL VINSON crossed the in ternat iona l date l i n e and shor t l y thereafter , inchopped t o Cmander SEV d NTH F lee t on 8 October. I n the f o l l owing weeks, CARL VINSON, leading the Ba t t l e Force (cons is t ing o f three c a r r i e r b a t t l e groups), conducted operations i n the Western Pac i f i c Ocean and Sea of Japan, and were jo ined by the navies o f other nations, po l ish ing and per fect ing the ski1 1 s and techniques o f in ternat iona l naval operations.

CARL VINSON made i t s f i r s t p o r t v i y i t since beginning PACEX '89 i n Pusan, South Korea, f o r some much-deserved 1 iber ty , when she dropped anchor on 22 October.

Fol lowing a four-day v i s i t , CARL VINSON got underway on 26 October. From 25-28 October, CARL VINSON conducted a0 Operational Reactor Safeguards Examination (ORSE) whi le enroute t o Aldmeda.

CARL VINSON outchopped from Comnander SEVENTH Fleet on 29 October and shor t l y thereafter , crossed the in terndt iona l date l i n e on 2 November.

On 8 November, CARL VINSON pu l led i n t o San Diego t o of f - load the A i r Wing due t o the 17 October San Francisco Earthquake and go t underway the same day f o r A1 ameda.

CARL VINSON passed under the Golden Gate Bridge on 9 November, moored a t P ie r 3, Naval A i r S ta t ion Alameda f o r pre-deployment standdown and Christmas leave. During the per iod 10-15 Decembeir, CARL VINSON got underway f o r Carr ier A i r Wing FIFTEEN Carr ier Qua1 i f icat ionq.

Captain Doyle J. Borchers I 1 served as Comnanding Of f icer , USS CARL VINSON. Cmander Robert G. Sprigg served as Executive Of f icer .

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CARL VINSOb CHRONOLOGY

EVENTS

POM---IN PORT A L A F D A FLEET REPLACEMENT SQUADRON CARRIER QUALS SELECTED RESTRICT D AVAILABIL ITY (SRA) COMCARGRU THREE C 1 ANGE-OF-COMMAND COMMAND BRIG INSPECTION TRAINING READINESS EVALUATION (TRE) USS CARL V I NSON CPANGE-OF-COMMAND I N I T I A L CVN 7 0 FY 0 COH F A C I L I T I E S PLANNING MEETING

FAST CRUISE r PROTOTYPE OCEAN SURVEILLANCE TERMINAL S ITE V I S I T (POST)

SEA TRIAL/INDIVIDIUAL SHIP EXERCISE ( I S E ) COMNAVAIRPAC FLIGHT DECK CERTIFICATION NUCLEAR PROPULSION MOBILE TRAINING TEAM (NPMTT) ADMIN V I S I T INDIVIDUAL SHIP EKERCISE/REFRESHER TRAINING ( I SE/ I RFT SOCAL ) COMMAND POSTAL I NISPECTI ON NAVY TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY INSPECTION (NTPI ) INDIVIDUAL SHIP EXERCISE ( I S E NORCAL ) BOARD OF INSPECTION AND SURVEY INSPECTION (INSURV) UNDERWAY MATERIAL INSPECTION (UMI ) WEAPONS ELEVATOR PRE-DEPLOYMENT ASSIST V I S I T INSPECTION COMMAND INSPECTIqN MORALE, WELFARE 4 RECREATION INSPECTION AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ACHIEVEMENT LUNCHEON CAT I PIERSIDE TEST CAT I CHECKS CAT I 1 FLIGHT CHECK CAT I11 FLIGHT CqECK NUCLEAR PROPULSI~N MOBILE TRAINING TEAM (NPMTT) ASSIST V I S I T AOPS/SOCAL OPAREA PORT V I S I T SAN DIEGO, CA MINE READINESS CFRTIFICATION INSPECTION (MRCI ) ADVANCED TRAIN IN^ ASSESSMENT ( ATA) DEPENDENT ' S DAY RUISE FY90 COH WORK DE 1 I N I T I O N CONFERENCE CTX/PACEX '89 (P ASE I) NUCLEAR PROPULSI N MOBILE TRAINING TEAM (NPMTT) ASSIST V I S I T

ld PACEX ' 8 9 (PHASE 11, I11 AND I V ) BERING SEA/ALEUT AN ISLANDS OPERATIONS INCHOP COWEVENT a FLT SUPPLY MANAGEMENI INSPECTION ( SMI PORT V I S I T PUSAN, KOREA OPERATIONAL REACTOR SAFEGUARDS EXAM1 NATI ON ( ORSE ) OUTCHOP COMSEY ENTHFLT COMCARAIRWING FIFTEEN OFF-LOAD ( I NPORT SAN DIEGO) INPORT ALAMEDA, OA FOR UPKEEP NAVY-WI DE SAFETY STANDDOWN 3M INSPECTION CARAIRWING FIFTEqN CARRIER QUALS POM---I NPORT A L ~ E D A

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1 989 MAJOR OPERATIONAL EVOLUIONS (UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENTS)

UNREP WITH USNS KAWISHIHI (TAO-146) (815,000 GALS JP-5) CONREP WITH USS MAUNA K A (AE-22) (137 LOADS) VERTREP WITH USS MAUNA i EA (AE-22) (146 LOADS) UNREP WITH USNS WALTER . DEIHL (TAO-193) (1,590,000 GALS JP-5) UNREP WITH USS HEPBURN 'r (FF-1055) (DRY HOOK UP) UNREP WITH USNS WALTER 9. DEIHL (TAO-193) (549,000 GALS JP-5) VERTREP WITH USS KISKA (IAE-35) UNREP WITH USS MOUNT HO D (AE-29) (534 LOADS) VERTREP WITH USS MOUNT OOD (AE-29) (1 99 LOADS) CONREP W I T H USS MOUNT H OD (AE-29) (51 8 LOADS) UNREP WITH USNS KAWISHI I (TAO-146) (945,000 GALS JP-5) UNREP WITH USNS KAWISHI 1 I (TAO-146) (779,000 GALS JP-5) UNREP WITH USS MAUNA KEA (AE-22) (169 LOADS) UNREP WITH USNS KAWISHIWI (TAO-146) (782,000 GALS JP-5) UNREP WITH USS KNOX (FF-1052) (DRY HOOK UP) WREP WITH USNS KAWISHIWI (TAO-146) (1,099,000 GALS JP-5) UNREP WITH USS ROBISON (DDG-12) (112,000 GALS) UNREP WITH USS WABASH (AOR-5) (850,000 GALS11 4 LOADS) UNREP WITH USS ROBISON (DDG-12) (78,718 GALS) UNREP WITH USS MARS (AFQ-1) (220 LOADS) UNREP WITH USS WABASH MA OR-5) (862,917 GALS) UNREP WITH USS WABASH ( OR-5) (900,000 GALS) UNREP WITH USS WABASH ( 1 OR-5) (968,000 GALS) UNREP WITH USS WABASH (AoR-5) (DRY HIGH-LINE)

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1 989 SIGWIFICAN'T DEPARTMENT ACHIEVEMEWTS

Operations Department.

Summary of Operational and pdmi n i s t r a t i ve Achievements :

- Total Days o f Sea/deployed: 1123/62 (PACEX '89) - Total Traps: 8467 (5655 day; 2812 n igh t ) - Total ACLS Approaches: 4442 (55 Mode I; 80 Mode I A ;

3835 Mode IF 472 Mode I I I ) - - Major Graded Inspect i ons, Eva1 uations, Audi t and Exercises:

- Comnand Inspection: Satisfactory. - Refresher Training: Satisfactiory i n a l l areas; ASW Module singled

out as be~st i n COMNAVAIRPAC. - INSURV Inspection: Operations Department was commended f o r overa l l

mater ia l rkadiness w i t h defensive weapons s ingled out as besit c a r r i e r observed t o date.

- Advanced Training A s z s z n t (IATAI : bul- E r x a n c e d b a t t l e group operational t ra in ing. - 3M Inspection: 89 ercent. ell above average f o r COMNAVAIRPAC

~ h h r a t i l o n s Departments. - Readiness: 100 ercent. A1 1 required exercises camp1 eted. - Campet i t ive :T9. %2- percent grade average.

Siani f i c a n t Accom~l i shments:

During Pac i f i c Exercise '89 (PACEX '89), CARL VINSON conducted numerous j o i n t exercises w i t h U.S. and a l l i e d fo~rces i n conjunction w i th rea l world operations . Noteworthy accmpl i shmnts i ncl ude:

- Superbly executed dut ies as sectqr AAWC (CW/CC) during a l l phases o f PACEX '89. Countered over 500 exerci sq/real world r a i d a i r c r a f t , receiv ing BRAVO ZULU from COMCARGRU ONE (Ba t t l e Force AAWC) f o r an outstanding job, as m ( m d u r i ng mu1 ti -ca r r i e r operations.

- Aggressively countered two Soviet Badger regiments, a t o t a l o f over 50 a i r c r a f t , whi le operating i n the Sea o f Japan on 20 OCT 89. The CVN 70/CVW 15 WOLFPAC Team successful l y i ntercepted a1 1 survei 11 ance and s t r i k e a i r c r a f t p r i o r t o weapons release range.

- Conducted successful Mobile Sea Fange (MSR) operations i n the Gulf o f Alaska, which included coordinated A i r Wing s t r ikes, surface u n i t engagements and l i v e miss i le f i r i n g s .

- Par t ic ipated i n j o i n t USN/USAF B q t t l e Group exercises i n the Gulf o f Alaska, inc lud ing B-52 in tercepts and qverland str ikes.

- Successfully completed Near Land /Operating Areas (NLOA) operations i n the Aleutian Is land chain. I n prepara i o n f o r these operations, CARL VINSON published TAcMEMo CvN-70-1-89, F l i g h t 4 perations i n Restr icted Operating Area Maneuvering (ROAM). This TACMEMO has been v e r i f i e d by COMTHIRDFLT and widely accepted.

- Completed j o i n t USN/Japan A i r Sel f Defense Force (JASDF) operations whi le operating near the Tsugaru S t r a i t s and i n the Sea o f Japan, conducting coordinated A i r - to-Ai r i ntercepts as we1 1 as ground cont ro l 1 ed intercepts.

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- Operations Department Meteor01 ogy D iv is ion operational and administrat ive accompl i shments i ncl ude:

o Synoptic Weather Observgtions Transmitted: 404. o Weather Observation Accqracy Rate: 99.4 percent. o Developed and ref ined n w operational weather reconnaissance

procedures. These procedures were emp f oyed extensively and were s i g n i f i c a n t l y responsible f o r the successful completion o f f l i g h t operations i n the worl d ' s most demanding environments.

o I n i t i a t e d innovative environmental camnand and cont ro l doctr ine f o r mu1 ti -ba t t l e group operations. These we1 1 organized procedures are being forged i n t o a standing THIRD F lee t OPGEN t o be employed dur ing a l l fu tu re in tegrated Ba t t l e Force operations.

o Superb forecast coordinat ion and heavy weather evasion recommendations a1 1 owed Ba t t l e Group CYARLIE t o safe ly negotiate two Western Pac i f i c typhoons and a major storm for&e low i n the southern Beringsea.

- CARL VINSON ' s I n t e l 1 igence Center (CVIC) and Ship's Signals Exp lo i ta t ion Space (SSES) were hotbeds o f a c t i v i t y dur ing PACEX '89. C V I C and SSES soon b u i l t reputations as the i n te l l i gence feport ing and analysis experts o f the Ba t t l e Force. On a number o f occasion$ CARL VINSON provided nearly sole source long-range Ind icat ions and Warning (I&W) support t o the warfare commanders dur ing rea l and exercise a i r r a i ds against the Ba t t l e Force. This resu l ted i n accurate and t imely decision making and consistent in tercepts o f a l l r a i d a i r c r a f t outside o f weapons re1 ease raqge.

- CARL VINSON was designated as the Ba t t l e Force Special In te l l i gence (S I ) Communications Control Ship throughout PACEX '89. I n t h i s capacity, the Cryptologic Technicians (CT) were the primary SI comnunications c o n t r o l l i n g au thor i t y f o r three c a r r i e r b a t t l e groups, an amphibious ready group, and a surface act ion group; a t o t a l o f over 21 special i n te l l i gence platforms, the la rges t ever assembled i n the Pac i f i c Fleet . Despite near continuous NO-SAT conditions, which brought the primary SI comnunications c i r c u i t s o f f -1 ine, CARL VINSON CT's and RM's provided the required C3 support t o a l l warfare commanders i n extremely high th rea t areas.

Conducted two NATO Sea Sparrow (NS MS) m iss i l e f i r i n g s , successful ly t es t i ng the operating envelope o f the IM-7M m i ss i le--both scoring d i r e c t h i t s .

CARL VINSON's Electronic Warfare ( V W ) Module was c i t e d by both F lee t Trai n i ng Group (FTG) and COMNAVAIRPAC dur i ng Refresher Tra i n i ng as havi ng the best t r a i n i n r o ram i n Pac i f i c Fleet. During PACEX '89, the EW operators performe d % e a i r a y a s T a - r E d Ba t t l e Group EW Control , and were cred i ted w i t h the i n te r cep t o f 98 Soviet mi t t e r s and cor re la t ion o f over 2500 other emitters.

CARL VINSON's ASW Team/ASW Module qarned grades o f exercises dur ing Refresher Training. RTG c i t e d the CA the s t ron e s t the had observed i n Pac f i c Fleet. I n addit ion, the ASW Module = & e d KBZTKXFO@ & ) d u r i n g PACEX '89, the only c a r r i e r ASW Module t o assume a v i t a l warfare c w a n d e r r o l e i n support o f COMDESRON. B a t t l e Group CHARLIE assets accounted f o r more than 50 percent o f v a l i d simulated at tacks under CX d i rect ion.

Engf neer i ng Departnent. Because of CAdL VINSON ' s espec ia l ly compact deployment t u r n around schedule, 1989 provided the men o f Engineering Department ample opportuni ty t o excel . Constantly chal 1 enged, often stressed, they performed t h e i r jobs expert ly . Every departmentql comnitment was met throughout the year.

Working extended hours throughout 4 Selected Restr ic ted Avai l a b i l i ty a t NAS Alameda, a three-month propul s ion @l ant work package was successful ly completed i n only nine weeks. The e f f i c iency o f the steam p lan t was s ign i f i c a n t l y enhanced by the add i t i on of an aux i l i a r y exhaust augmenting s ta t i on i n each main machinery room and a comprehensive valve overhaul maintenance program. Addi t iona l ly , se era1 major out-of-pl ant systems were overhauled o r reconfigured i ncl ud i ng a r c r a f t e levator cont ro l s, AFFF stat ions, and motor dr iven f i r e pumps.

7 Following sea t r i a l s , dur ing which a new sh ip 's speed record was

established, CARL VINSON successful ly Completed an intense and comprehensive per iod of Refresher Training. Sat isfactory grades were received f o r a1 1 damage cont ro l exercises, i nc lud ing the very d i f f i c u l t major conf lagrat ion during the f i n a l b a t t l e problem.

Imnediately upon the conclusion o f Refresher Training, the Engineering Department undertook the f i n a l preparations f o r a v i s i t by the Board o f Inspection and Survey. With the extraordinary e f f o r t put f o r t h by each d i v i s i o n i n preparing f o r INSURV came the reward o f a p a r t i c u l a r l y successful inspection. The Engineering Department earned high accolades from the members o f the Board. Machinery D iv i s ion was qomnended f o r executing the smoothest o en and i n s e c t o f any c a r r i e r i n rec&nt memory, completing a day early. R l i a r i k s i o n was recognized f o r havi ng the best gal 1 ey maintenance program i n the Pac i f i c Fleet, and E l e c t r i c a l D iv i s ion reduced i t s number o f discrepancies by 50 percent from the previous INSURV and was the f i r s t c a r r i e r i n recent years t o be c red i ted w i t h an e f fec t ive e l e c t r i c a l safety program.

Because o f catastrophic f a i l u r e o f the 3 main engine tu rn ing gear, CARL VINSON was forced t o get underway f o r ATA w i t h only three engines on l i n e . Working around the clock, a team o f c i v i l i a n and sh ip 's force personnel effected the underway repa i r o f 3 main engine i n only s i x days.

PACEX '89 was designed t o stress the f l e e t t o the l i m i t s o f wartime operation wi thout v i o l a t i n g safe operating procedures. The Engineering Department measured up f u l l y . Encountering extended periods o f h igh winds and heavy seas, the propuls ion p l an t provided the sustained h igh speed necessary t o support f l i g h t operations and typho4n evasion. Repair D iv i s ion responded i n an equal ly professional manner when the Nucleus F i r e Party was ca l l ed upon t o combat f lood ing i n Close-In Weapons System Mount 22 equipment room, the ship 's foc ' sle, and several crew ber th jng areas, resul t i n g from wave damage. The Department was saddened by the l o s $ o f DCFN Donald Evans, who was l o s t a t sea a f t e r being washed overboard by a rogue wave.

Throughout PACEX '89, Engineering Department busied i t s e l f preparing f o r the Operational Reactor Safeguards Examination. Despite having on ly two p l a n t steam-out maintenance periods i n the months preceding ORSE, no s ign i f i can t mater ia l discrepancies were noted by the examination team, and a l l d r i l l s and evolut ions were s a t i s f aC to r i l y performed. Fol lowing ORSE, Machinery Oiv i sion supported a h igh speed t r a n s i t across the Pac i f i c Ocean, as the ship returned t o homeport t o a l low fami l i es t o be reuni ted a f t e r the San Francisco, 17 October earthquake.

Upon re tu rn ing t o Alameda a f t e r two months a t sea, each Engineering d i v i s i on performed superbly dur ing the Type Cmande r ' s 3-M Inspection. The f i n a l weeks o f 1989 were spent preparing f o r the reorganizat ion o f Engineering and Reactor Departments and the upcoming 1990 deployment and complex overhaul, whi le simultaneously enjoying a per iod o f we1 1 deserved hol iday leave.

Supply Department. The f i r s t four montihs o f 1989, were spent i n upgrading the f a c i l i t i e s dur ing the Selected Restricqed A v a i l a b i l i t y (SRA). Major p ro jec ts t h a t were completed included the i n s t a l l a t i o n o f VIDMAR storage cabinets i n S-6 repairables storerooms and i n S-8 Main I1 storerooms, refurbishment o f several major food serv ice equipments, the re loca t ion o f the SNAP I 1 computer complex t o the former soda storeroom add the renovation o f a l l the Wardroom scu l ler ies . Also dur ing t h i s period, Major inventor ies were conducted on the Mai ntenance Support Package (MSP ) stordrooms and a1 1 repai rab l es storerooms. The renovations and inventor ies were d i ' f f i c u l t , bu t ensured t h a t the Supply Department was i n the best pos i t i on t o s t a r t the operating cycle. I n May, Sea T r i a l s and Refresher Tra in ing were conducted w i t h the Supply Department f u l l y pa r t i c ipa t ing . Support o f the embarked A i r Wing was outstanding dur ing Refresher Tra in ing w i th Readiness averaging 96 percent Mi ssion Capable (MC) , 94 percent F u l l Mission Capable (FMC) and only one of f -ship Non-Mission Capable Suppl i es /Par t ia l Mission Capable Suppl i e s (NMCS/PMCS) requ i s i t i on per day. I n mid-June, the ship underwent an in tens ive INSURV from the Board o f Inspection and Survey. The inspect ion went wel l w i t h the senior member commenting t h a t the CARL VINSON had the best storerooms he had ever seen.

On 24 June, the Supply Department enter ta ined the American Acadew o f Achievement i n a luncheon held i n Hangqr Bay 2. Seven hundred o f our nat ion 's leading c i t i z e n s and the top high schoql students i n the nat ion gathered f o r an outstanding banquet pu t on by the S+2/S-5 Food Service Team. Guests included Tom Brokaw, Tom Sel leck, Oprah Winfrey, Tom C l ancy, General Clayton Powell (who l a t e r became Chairman o f the J o i n t Chiefs o f S ta f f ) , General Chuck Yeager, Dinah Shore, Beverly S i l l s , as wel l as 20 Nobel Pr ize laureates.

I n Ju l y and August, the ship was uqdemay f o r Advanced Tra in ing Assessment. During the period, 30 Ju ly t o 4 August, the COMNAVAIRPAC Avia t ion Supply Management Assistance Team (ASWT) came aboard and conducted a thorough ass i s t v i s i t . The Av ia t ion Readiness f igures f o r ATA were 88 percent FMC w i th 4 o f f - sh ip NMCS/PMCS requi s i t ions. On 19 August, the Supply Department hosted 11,000 dependents and guests f o r a f u l l breakfast and lunch i n Hangar Bay 2. The day was a huge success w i t h the Conbnand rece iv ing numerous l e t t e r s o f thanks and appreciation. The remainder o f August was spent i n loading ou t f o r PACEX '89.

On 5 September, the ship got underyay f o r PACEX. To support l o g i s t i c s operations i n the Northern Pac i f ic , begch dets were establ ished a t McCord AFB, WA; Alameda, CA; Subic Bay, RP and Atsqgi, JA. The support o f a c a r r i e r and i t s embarked A i r Wing i s always challeriging, bu t the const ra in ts involved w i t h supporting the ship (both exercise and rea l world) i n the Northern Pac i f i c and the Berfng Sea made PACEX p a r t i c u l a r l y challenging. The Readiness f igures posted by the Supply/AIMD/CVW-15 team were impressive as a MC r a t e o f 90 percent, an FMC r a t e o f 88 percent and an average o f 6 NMCS/PMCS requ is i t i ons per day was posted. On several occasions, zero a i r c r a f t were down f o r parts.

During the per iod 17-21 October, the COMNAVAIRPAC Supply Management Inspection team was aboard t o conduct an in-depth inspect ion o f the Supply

Department. The overa l l grade f o r the inspect ion was Outstanding w i t h the funct iona l area grades as follows:

Admi n/Trai n i ng Stock Control Financial Management Food Service Retai 1 Sales/Services D i sbursi ng Pr i va te Mess Operation Av ia t ion Stores Depot Level Repairables (IDLR) Data Processing/SNAP Mater ia l Surface Support

Excel 1 en t Outstanding Excel 1 en t Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Good Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding

This represented a major improveme t i n most funct iona l areas. I n November, the Food Service D iv i s ion co 1 ked and del ivered 200 Thanksgiving turkeys t o feed the homeless f o r the Salvat ion A r q y o f San Francisco. I n December, the Food Service D iv i s ion hosted 400 dependent ch i ld ren a t the annual Christmas party. A very successful year ended w i t h COMNAVAIRPAC announcing CARL VINSON had won the Food Service Excellence Award and t h a t the ship was a semi - f ina l i s t i n the prest iq ious Captain Edward F. Ney Food Service Excel lence competit ion.

Chaplain Department. CARL VINSON conducted f i ve successful pre-depl oyment b r i e f s f o r serv ice members and t h e i r wives. These b r ie fs , he ld i n various locat ions, near major government housing areas around the San Francisco area, provided the serviceman and h i s w i f e a chance t o gather informat ion re l a ted t o the deployment separation. I n addi t ioq, CARL VINSON hosted, on board, a pre-deployment f a i r , i n a carn iva l mot'i f. The f a i r provided informat ion r e l a t i n g t o the deployment and change o f hmepor t informat ion from the Bremerton, MA area. The f a i r was most successful i n prov id ing information and assistance from Legal, Champus, Dental Navy Re1 i e f Society, American Red Cross, Family Service Center, base veh ic le r e g i s t r a t i o n and storage, Personnel , Disbursing, Ombudsman, en1 i sted and o f f i c e r s wives clubs, and re1 ig ious programs. Change o f homeport i nformatl on included representat ives from Bremerton School System, Chamber o f Coqherce, Naval Shipyard Family Service Center, Recreation Service and base housing. These preparat ion e f f o r t s w i l l g rea t l y ease fu tu re d is t ress associated w i t h deployment and relocat ion.

Throughout the year, the department organized several Comnunity Relat ion (COMREL) p ro jec ts l o c a l l y i n the San Fvancisco Bay Area and wh i le deployed. During PACEX '89, CARL VINSON was involved i n two COMREL pro jec ts dur ing the p o r t v i s i t i n Pusan, Korea, a t the Chung Duk Won and the Duk Sung Orphanages. Both p ro jec ts involved pa in t ing and repa i r of f a c i l i t i e s . The department a lso provided labor t o support the Salvat ioo Army i n ass is t ing v ic t ims o f the San Francisco Earthquake. Ten-man teams o f volunteers were suppl ied d a i l y f o r a per iod o f one month. The CARL VINSON hbudsmen team experienced major turnovers due t o t ransfers and a l l the Ombudsmen engaged themselves i n an ac t i ve t r a i n i n g program as wel l as prelparing f o r deployment and change o f homeport. Ombudsmen are located i n twd ports, Alameda, CA and Bremerton, WA. One Ombudsman i s a mother o f a s a i l o r and has been extremely successful i n comnunicati ng w i t h the fami 1 i e s o f s ing le sa i lo rs . The Ombudsmen provide informat ion and assistance t o fami l i es o f the crew. They mai n ta i n a telephone

tape informat ion l i n e , w i th a weekly message from the Commanding Of f icer , a monthly newsletter mailed t o the fami l ies o f the e n t i r e crew, and a Le t te rs from Home Bul l e t 1 n Board contain ing l e t t e r s , photos, newspaper c l i ppings, and maps from fami l ies i n various states. The Ombudsmen were h igh ly commended f o r t h e i r e f f o r t s dur ing the San Francisco Bay earthquake when hundreds o f CARL VINSON fami l i es were affected.

A i r c r a f t Intermediate Mat ntenance Department. The AIMD Department continued s e t t f ng the pace f o r Pac i f i c win 1989 by averaqi nq 90 ~ e r c e n t mission capable (MC) and 88 percent fu l ! mission capable ( F M ~ ) From 1 January t o 31 December 1989. This per iod included both a compressed turnaround and PACEX '89 deployment. AIMD inducted over 12,900 items and repaired over 10,460 components r e s u l t i n g i n a Ready For Issue (RFI) r a t e o f 81 percent. The department sustained a ro ta tab le pool ef fect iveness r a t e o f 96 percent. AIMD's cal i bra t ion laboratory inducted, on schedule, over 5400 items achieving an extremely low ca l i b ra tab le equipment overdue r a t e o f .91 percent. AIMD's aggressive pa r t i c i pa t i on i n CARL VINSON' s Foreign Object Damage (FOD program resu l ted i n a FOD r a t e o f .292 FODs/tho~sand f l f g h t hours, below the COMNAVAIRPAC ta rge t rate. Outstanding Support Equipment (SE) readiness o f 98.5 percent meant no A i r Wing FIFTEEN sor t ies l o s t due t o SE non- avai labf 1 i t y . AIMD' s Customer Support Environment philosophy resu l ted i n increased organic repa i r capab i l f t y o f ever 75 items and a depot l eve l repairable cost avoidance o f approximately $300,000.00. The s ign i f f can t end r e s u l t o f an outstanding 1989 was completion o f the Av ia t ion Maintenance Management Inspection (AFIMI) w i t h a numerical grade o f 92 percent, the highest grade ever achieved since the incept ion o f the COMNAVAIRPAC AM1 program.

Medical Department. The major ob ject ive of the department was t o assure qua1 i t y medical care t o a1 1 elements of Ba t t l e Group CHARLIE. As the Ba t t l e Group Medical Of f icer , the Senior Medicel O f f i ce r provided medical ass i s t v i s i t s , qua l i t y assurance v i s i t s and the Medical Of f i ce r Preceptor Program f o r the independent duty corpsmen assigned t o a l l sh ip ' s i n the b a t t l e group. Addi t ional ly, the Senior Medical O f f i c e t acted as the DESRON NINE Medical Of f icer .

During PACEX '89 (SEP-NOV) the Medical Department evaluated over 4,000 patients, admitted over 100 pat ients t o the ward, and medevaced over 20 pat ients t o medical f a c i l i t i e s ashore.

During 1989, the Medical Department par t i c ipa ted i n the f o l l owing graded evolut ions w i t h the fo l lowing resu l ts .

Comnand Inspection Sat is factory Medical Inpa t ien t Audit Outstanding Operational Reactor Safeguard Exam Average Advanced Training Assessment F u l l y ready f o r advanced

Ba t t l e Group operations Nuclear Technical Prof ic iency

Inspection (PRP included) Outstanding Graded Complex 100 percent

The fol lowing are average monthly m ~ r b i d i ty s t a t i s t i c s f o r 1989.

Outpatient V i s i t s 1,486 Physical Exams 149 X-Rays 351 E l ectrocardiograms (ECG' s) 36 Audi ograms 167 Laboratory Tests 3,473 F i 11 ed Prescr ipt ions 1,207

Addi t ional ly, there were 160 i npa t i en t admissions, and 26 surgical procedures.

Safety Department. CARL VINSON CY89 MISHAPS

DATE - UNIT CLASS/TYPE MISHAP/TYPE A1 RCRAFT

24JUL89 VF-51 ALFA/F-14A. MP/RIO f a i l e d t o maintain proper instrument scan i n IMC dur ing c r i t i c a l phase o f f l i g h t causing engine compressor s t a l l . Ejected SAFELY.

02AUG89 VF-111 ALFA/F-14A. Engi~ne f i r e on catapul t 1 aunch caused by l e f t rudder actuator f i r e damage caused combine, f l i g h t and emergency f l fight cont ro l backup module hydraul ic systems t o f a i l . Ejected SAFELY.

18SEP89 VA-97 CHARLIE/A-7E. Damage t o lower side o f engine in take and nose gear doors. Fa i lu re mode o f launch bar actuator cause by launch bar spr ing assembly t o overr ide LH/RH cam pins ( S shaped cams) which caused launch bar t o fa1 1 downward between NLG wheels.

310CT89 ENG DEPT PERSONNEL MISHAP. I n the Pac i f ic , whi le navigat ing through 12-foot swells, about 600 miles North o f Wake Is land (Lati tude: 32 degree 37 minutes North, Longitude: 159 degrees 21 minutes East). Three sa i l o r s had been on the p p r t a f t weatherdeck when they were h i t by a severe, unex ected wave, which l e f t only two on deck. A fu l l -sca 1 e ae r i a l and surface search covering 2000 square-miles was conducted f o r 25 hours wi thout resul ts.

Deck De artment. 1989 was an extremely productive year f o r Deck Department. h a r the COMNAVAIRPAC Naviigation/Seamanshi p Excel 1 ence Award was presented f o r the 1988 Competitive cycle. W i t h a major Selected Restr icted A v a i l a b i l i t y (SRA) i n progress a t the beginning o f the year, Deck Department provided s i gn i f i can t support t o the ship 's force work e f f o r t s w i th a spray pa in t team f o r i n t e r i o r spaces. A t o t a l of 243 compartments were completely prepared and painted. Addit ional ly, t h ~ sh ip 's sides were completely represerved twice dur ing the year. Dur4ng the Spring and ear l y Sumner months, Deck Department par t i c ipa ted i n numerouls inspections and t r a i n i n g exercises t h a t included the Type Cmander Comnankl Inspection, an Underway Mater ia l Inspect i on by the INSURV Board, Tra i n i ng Readiness Eva1 u a t i on, Refresher Training, and the Advanced Training Assessment. Deck Department r esu l t s were Outstanding i n a l l cases. September and October provided the opportunity t o demonstrate prof ic iency i n Deck Seamanship Evolutions i n co ld weather condi t ions o f f the Aleut ian Is1 ands durling PACEX '89. While evading extreme weather i n the Western Pac i f ic , s t o m dlamage was received t o the ship 's bow and foc 's le, and t o the p o r t motor w h a l ~ boat. Renewed pr ide and professional ism was i n s t i l l e d dur ing thlis per iod w i th a complete refurbishment o f the f oc ' s l e as a ceremonial l oca t i on for both the ship and A i r Wing, and the i n s t i t u t i o n o f Boatswain's Mates pilping the word on the sh ip 's 1MC. The year culminated w i th preparations f o r deployment t o WESTPAC. During Calendar Year 89, Deck Department conducted 21 underway replenishments (1 3 re fue l i ngs from o i le rs , 6 ammunition and stores transfers, del ivered fue l t o destroyers 2 times). The department add i t i ona l l y maintained a per fec t t r a i n i n g and readiness ra t ing, and completed a l l competit ive exercises f o r the year w i t h an average grade o f 97.8.

Dental Department. Throughout 1989, the Dental Department s i g n i f i c a n t l y improved the s ta te o f dental readfness and o ra l heal th o f ship 's company and embarked A i r Wing personnel. Addi t ional ly, the department provided dental support t o personnel attached t o the smaller ships o f B a t t l e Group CHARLIE dur ing the Refresher Training, Advanced Training Assessment, and the PACEX '89 exercises. A t o t a l o f 15,457 pa t i en t v i s i t s were recorded f o r the year. Treatment rendered included the fabr i cq t ion and de l i ve ry o f more than 350 dental prosthesis, the completion o f 1420 surgical procedures and the placement o f more than 5000 f i l l i n g s . The dental prosthet ics laboratory made i t s important con t r ibu t ion by compilinq more than 1168 procedures. I n addi t ion t o t h e i r dental-related duties, Dental Department personnel were tasked w i t h s i g n i f i c a n t c o l l a te ra l dut i~es f o r the ship. Duty high1 i gh t s included: Crui sebook coordinator, 3M/aC spot checkers (21, Box1 ng team coordinator, Radiation Safety Officer, and Morale, We1 fa re and Recreation (MWR) Fund Custodian.

The Dental Department also coordinated and s ta f fed a promotional booth a t both pre-deployment f a i r s i n order t o explain the Dependent Delta Dental Plan t o crewembers and t h e i r families. During 1989, the department head, three assistant dental o f f icers , and f i ve dental technicians ro ta ted t o new duty s ta t ions and were replaced by new personnel. The Dental Department received an overa l l grade of Outstandinp from COMWAVAIRPAC during two Comnand Inspections and the c m a n d 3M Inspectibn, and was fur ther recognized f o r leading the best t ra ined Ba t t l e Dressing Stat ion by the Force Medical Of f i ce r dur ing the ~ d v a n c ~ n ~ s e s s m e n t in 989.

A i r De artawnt. During CY89, V-1 Divislion ( F l i g h t Deck) and V-3 Div is ion angar ays respect ively performed a t o t a l of over 47,000 a i r c r a f t moves *

while suf fer ing only 7 reportable crunches, resul ti ng i n an admirable .00015 crunch rate. V-2 D iv is ion (Catapults and Arrest ing Gear) executed over 8000 m i shap-free 1 aunches and recoveries whi 7 e maintaining an A i r c r a f t Launch Recovery Equipment (ALRE) ava i l abi 1 i ty i n excess o f 98 percent. Throughout t h i s period, they performed numerous major maintenance evol utions, many o f them a t sea. Several milestones were rkached: The 25,000th launch f o r Catapult One, the 20,000th f o r Catapult Two; the 30,000th arrestment was recorded on Engine Three and the 25,000lth and 15,000th on Engines Two and Four, respect ively. V-4 D iv is ion (Fuells) pumped over 11 m i l l i o n gal lons o f JP-5 t o a i r c ra f t on board CARL VINSON , demonstrati ng superb qua1 i ty cont ro l ; transferred 200,000 gal lons t o other ships and received i n excess o f 9.5 m i l l i o n gallons.

Fol lowing an extensive SRA durinlg the f i r s t three months o f the year, A i r Department passed a s t r i n g o f inspelctions w i th f l y i n g colors. An overa l l grade o f Outstanding was received on th~e Comnand Inspection and graded as wel l Above Average on the Training Readiness Evaluation. Refresher Training was completed w i t h ad ject ive and mater ia l fie1 i abi 1 i ty grades of 96.55 percent. During INSURV, A i r Department was conmended f o r overa l l mater ia l readiness. Advanced Tra i n i ng Assessment resul ted i n the A i r Department being eval uated as F u l l y Ready f o r Ba t t l e Group Operations. The fuel s c e r t i f i c a t i o n resu l ted i n a blanket recomnendation f o r system c e r t i f i c a t i o n . Grades f o r the 3-M Inspection were 99.1 percent Recorded Accompl i shment Rate ( RAR) , 98.3 Accompl i shment Confi dence Factor (ACF) and 97.4 percent Planned Mai ntenance System Performance Rate (PPR).

PACEX '89 was the l a s t major operational evo lu t ion of the year. The combination o f severe weather and intense operational tempo tested every facet o f the department. A i r Department pu l led through and provided a sustained performance 1 eve1 , which received accol ades from both Admi r a l March (COMCARGRU THREE) and the Commanding Off icer.

Ctmwnications Department. January o f 1989 found USS CARL VINSON Communications Department ending t h e i r standdown from the 1988 deployment and ge t t i ng ready t o begin a four-month r e s t r i c t e d a v a i l a b i l i t y next t o the p i e r a t NAS Alameda. Fol lowing a b r i e f undgrway per iod 25 JAN - 2 FEB f o r Carr ier Qua1 i ficat ions, the Communications Deparatment began securing equipment and performing equipment lay-ups i n prepargtion for a three-month r e s t r i c t e d a v a i l a b i l i t y . Among the many ship alteirat ions accomplished i n 1989, Radio received i t s new KG-84 crypto equipmen$. The antenna maintenance and repa i r crew were busy overhauling the sh ip 's dntennas w i t h one crew on the ship and the other a t San Diego using shore antenna overhaul f a c i l i t i e s . The e n t i r e department's personnel attended f i r e f igh t ing school the f i r s t and second quarter o f the year. Fol lowing completion o f a successful SRA, the

Communications Department made one g i an t step up i n o f f i c e automation w i t h the acqu is i t i on o f two 2-248 desk top computer systems. I n ea r l y June, CARL VINSON t rans i ted t o San Diego t o pa r t i c i pa te i n Refresher Tra in ing (12-16 JUN), w i t h Communications Department scoring 99.33 percent on competi t ive exercises and an overa l l of 90.75 percent. Upon re tu rn from Refresher Training, the sh ip received a Conmand Ihspection (19-23 JUN) which again produced s a t i sfactory resul ts . The Comlnunicati ons Department charged i n t o Advanced Tra in ing Assessment (ATA) ( 1 7 4 5 AUG). As a r e s u l t o f good t r a i n i n g and preparation, the Comunications Depsrtment scored 97 percent.

The weeks preceding PACEX '89 were spent i n s t a l l i n g the new In ternat iona l Marit ime Sate1 1 i t e (INMARSAT) System eqpipment, switchboard and telephones, as wel l as classroom t r a i n i n g i n i t s use and maintenance. The INMARSAT System proved t o be an invaluable asset t o the ship and a considerable add i t i on t o the Communications Department's mission i n the fo l lowing months. From 5 September t o 22 October, the ship par t i c ipa ted i n the l a rges t exercise i n the Pac i f i c since World War I 1 w i t h three c a r r i e r b a t t l e groups combined t o form one b a t t l e force. The conmunications planning and implementation was a major task t h a t required a1 1 communicators e f f o r t s . This exercise was 1 i t e r a l l y planned t o stress comnunication assets t o the l i m i t s and beyond. Frequency jamming, S a t e l l i t e denial and c i r c u i t outage were continuous problems t o be faced by the radioman. The Signalmen braved severe weather condi t ions o f f the A1 askan coast and Aleut ian Is lands performing t h e i r jobs. Severe weather and sea s ta tes caused by t r op i ca l storms present i n the North Pac i f i c created unusual h igh sea condit ions. The two forward 16-foot t russ whip High Frequency (HF) antennas were l o s t a t sea due t o the storms.

Returning t o Alameda i n November, C m n i c a t i o n s Department began preparations f o r the upcoming WESTPAC deployment. The Comnunications Department ended the year by successful ly completing the f i r s t secure facsimile transmission o f data using STU-I11 and e x i s t i n g telephone system assets from a U. S. Navy ship.

MONTH

JAN FEB MAR AP R MAY J UN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

CUDIXS SENT RECEIVED - 1,059 6,517

461 1,719 ----- ----- 402 2,682

1,148 4,722 1,655 8,102 2,261 13,412 1,261 12,819 3,890 28,819 3,651 20,078

876 7,116 1,181 5,902

1989 MESSPGE TOTALS

HIGH FREQUENCY BCST SENT RECEIVED RECEIVED -

1 48 661 9,545 840 3,821 1,907

1,819 10,8519 - - - - - 1,189 7,1519 3,990

970 3,579 7,294 1,403 9,2013 16,481 2,361 16,69D 25,177 1,801 8,246 11,576

162 1,931 8,512 692 898 9,300 469 1,3916 10,559 287 384 10,250

MONTHLY SENT

1,207 1,301 1,819 1,591 2,118 3,058 4,622 3,062 4,052 4,343 1,345 1,468

TOTAL

Legal Department. The mission o f the Legal Department, dur ing 1989, was t o advise and ass i s t the Commanding O f f i ce r and Executive O f f i ce r i n the i n te rp re ta t i on and app l i ca t ion o f the Uni form Code o f M i l i t a r y Jus t i ce and

other m i l i t a r y laws and regulat ions; t o maintain good order and d i sc i p l i ne throughout the comnand; and t o ensure prompt, f a i r administrat ion o f m i 1 i t a r y jus t i ce . Consist ing of three d iv i s ions (L-1 , Legal Off ice; L-2, the Ship's Master-at-Arms Force; and L-3, the Ship's Br ig ) , the Legal Department has 16 f u l l -t ime en1 i sted personnel , two f u l l -time attorneys (one was re1 ieved i n August by an LDO D isc i p l i ne Officer), and 27 TAD personnel from sh ip 's company assigned t o L-2 and 13 assigned t o L-3. During 1989, L-1 D iv i s ion processed 56 Special Courts-Martial , 22 Summary Courts-Martial , 65 admin is t ra t ive d i scharges, and approximately 1200 repo~ r t c h i t s resu l ti ng i n approximately 600 actual non- judic ia l punishment cases. I n addit ion, L-1 D iv i s ion handled numerous personnel claims, provided e x t ~ n s i v e lega l assi stance t o the crew concerning a va r i e t y of c i v i 1 and m i 1 i t ~ a r y matters, admi n i stered the L i be r t y Risk program, acted as a l i a i s o n t o c i v i l i a n law enforcement agencies, and coordinated Customs clearance upon re tu rn from PACEX '89. The MAA's maintained shipboard patrols, ensured secur i t y on board the sh ip during numerous evolut ions ( inc lud ing pay days, UNREPS, safe debarkation o f 1 i ber ty par t ies , and ac t i ve ship wide crime pre~vention program, etc. 1, processed as many as 1300 u r i na lys i s samples per monlth, conducted invest igat ions, provided crowd cont ro l , and t o t a l l y cont ro l l e d procurement/distr i but ion o f 1 inens t o A i r Wing en1 i sted personnel. The B r i g provides p r e - t r i a l confinement, p o s t - t r i a l confinement up t o 30 days, and confinement f o r three days bread and water whenever the sh ip i s a t sea o r daployed. During i n p o r t periods i n Alameda, the B r i g i s normally closed an~d a l l confinement i s d i rec ted t o the Naval B r i g a t Treasure Island. The B r i g i s capable o f handl ing up t o 17 pr isoners a t one time: one each i n i t s two one-man c e l l s and 15 i n the dormitory.

Tra in ing Department. The Tra in ing Department i s a small group o f i nd iv idua ls wf th diverse backgrounds provid ing several q u a l i t y services fo r the Bat t les tar . The department i s d iv ided i n t o f i v e div is ions.

The Tra in ing Admini s t r a t i o n D iv i s ion issued over 1500 TAD orders, and over 350 no-cost House Hunting orders i n preparation f o r the sh ip ' s change o f homeport t o Bremerton, WA next year.

The Cornnand Career Counselor d i v i s i o n has been going non-stop helping Ba t t l es ta r shipmates plan t h e i r careers and negotiate orders. As a r e s u l t the ship was runner-up f o r the F isca l Year '89 Caonrand Golden Anchor Award.

The Substance Abuse D iv is ion w i t h the Counseling and Assistance Center (CAAC) and Drug and Alcohol Program Advisor (DAPA) have establ ished an e f f e c t i v e program t o increase counseling, education and treatment programs. They coordi nated the successful camp1 e t i on o f Navy A1 coho1 Drug Safety Awareness Program (NADSAP) f o r 783 personnel, Alcohol and Drug Awareness Management Seminar (ADAMS) f o r 90 persdnnel , CAAC screeni ng f o r 229 personnel , CAAC Level I 1 counseling f o r 98 personrlel and CAAC Level I11 treatment f o r 84 personnel.

The F a m i l i a r i z a t i on and Indoc t r ina t ion (FAM & I ) D i v i s i on runs one o r two classes every month for newly r epo r t i n E-4 and below personnel. They conducted FAM & I f o r 358 personnel an allowed f o r t h e i r smooth i n teg ra t i on i n t o the Bat t les tar .

i The Human Resources and Comnand Managed Equal Opportunity (CMEO) D iv is ion

i s responsible f o r the Navy Rights and Respons ib i l i t ies workshop i n every FAM & I c lass as wel l as an 82 percent completion r a t e f o r a l l the CPOs and Of f i ce rs on board.

Weapons Department. 1 9 8 9 Weapons D e p a r t m e n t E v o l u t i o n s

DATE EVOLUTION

05 JAN 09JAN 27-29JAN 0 6 FEB 27MAR 27APR 27-29APR 29-30APR 01 MAY 02MAY OSMAY

09MAY 09-1 1 MAY 12-1 3MAY 14MAY

20MAY 2 1 MAY 22-24MAY 23MAY 24MAY 25MAY

27MAY 0 7 J UN 0 9 J UN 09JUN-02JUL 11 JUN 27-30JUN 3 0 J UN 21 JUL 22-24JUL 26-27JUL 27-29JUL 02AUG 04-09AUG 06 AUG 10-1 3AUG

13AUG 17AUG 25AUG 28AUG 02-04SEP 08SEP 10-1 1 SEP

UEAPONS OFF-LOAD (SMALL ARMS ) AVIATION WEAPONS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (AWSEP) OFF-LOAD PHYSICAL SECURITY TRAINING .45/SHOTGUN QUALS AT AS ALAMEDA PHYSICAL SECURITY COU C I L MEETING AMMO ON-LOAD

! AVIATION WEAPONS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (AWSEP ) ON-LOAD CVW-15 ON-LOAD COMMENCE MAGAZINE SPRINKLER SYSTEM FLUSH AND OP TEST MANEUVERING .50 CAL GUNSHOOT MAGAZINE SPRINKLER TEST COMPLETED CVW-15 OFF-LOAD WEAPONS ON-LOAD FROM NAS ALAMEDA CVW-15 ON-LOAD CONREPjVERTREP USS MAUNA KEA (AMMO ON-LOAD) MAGAZINE SPRINKLER TEST I N CLOSE-IN WEAPONS SYSTEM MOUNT NUMBER TWO (02-44-1 0-M) MANEUVERING - 5 0 CAL GVNSHOOT MAGAZINE SPRINKLER TEST FORE/AFT "W" D IV IS ION M-14 QUALS ON EL-4 EXTERNAL SECURITY WATOHES SET WHILE ANCHORED CORONADO ROADS NAVY TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY INSPECTION, GRADED OUTSTANDING MANEUVERING .50 CAL GUNSHOOT MANEUVERING .50 CAL GWNSHOOT MANEUVERING .50 CAL GVNSHOOT CONDITION I11 MOUNT WATCHES SET CVW-15 OFF-LOAD COMMAND INSPECTION FOR WEAPONS--GRADED OUTSTANDING AMMO ON-LOAD FROM NAS ALAMEDA WEAPONS DET TO NAS FA LON NV I N SUPPORT OF CVW-15 MAGAZINE SPRINKLER SY TEM TEST FOR INSURV SAFETY STANDDOWN

i MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR KT1 MADISON COMCARGRU THREE ON-LOAD CVW-15 ON-LOAD MAGAZINE SPRINKLER SY TEM TEST PHYSICAL SECURITY TRA I NING PHYSICAL SECURITY TRAINING PHYSICAL SECURITY TRAINING KANEUVERING .50 CAL GUNSHOOT/ .45 CAL GUNSHOOT MINE READINESS CERTIFICATION INSPECTION (MRCI ) - GRADED OUTSTANDING PHYSICAL SECURITY TRAINING CVW-15 OFF-LOAD COMCARGRU THREE ON-LOAD WEAPONS DEPT ARMS RESPONSE TEAM FOR DISBURSING ON-LOAD CVW-15 ON-LOAD MAGAZINE SPRINKLER FLUSH I N 5 4 TRUNK (7-25-0-M) MAGAZINE SPRINKLER TEST FWD 81 AFT MESSDECKS

DATE - 1 1 SEP 13SEP 16-1 7SEP

090CT 1 OOCT 1 1 OCT 11 -1 30CT 150CT 1 60CT 170CT 1 80CT

EVOLUTION

MAGAZINE SPRINKLER FLLKH 64 TRUNK AND 2-64 FWD MESSDECKS MAGAZINE SPRINKLER FLUSH 74 AND 84 TRUNKS THREATCON BRAVO SET FaR MARDEZEX FOR EOD ORANGE TEAM SIMULATED ATTACK 6-3 BOMB BUILD .45/. 50 CAL GUNSHOOT 6-3 BOMB BUILD SPRINKLER SYSTEM TEST I N 54 TRUNK SPRINKLEP SYSTEM TEST I N 64 TRUNK SPRINKLER SYSTEM TEST I N 74 TRUNK 6-3 BOMB BUILD 6-2 SALUTING BATTERY TEST FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS TEST I N 84 TRUNK SPRINKLER SYSTEMS TEST I N 128 TRUNK SPRINKLER SYSTEMS TEST I N 138 TRUNK 6-3 BOMB BUILD 6-3 MISSILE BREAKOUT SPRI NKLER TEST 6-4 US #2 WIRE REPLACEMENT, WEIGHT TEST SAT 6-2 12 GAUGE GUNSHOOT 6-3 BOMB BUILD G-2 SPRINKLER SYSTEM TEST SPRINKLER SYSTEM TEST CVW-1 S/ENGINE/FIN OFFqLOAD IN SAW DIEGO NAVY-W IDE SAFETY STANdDOWN WEAPONS ON-LOAD COMMAND 3-M INSPECTION 6-2 SPRINKLER SYSTEM TEST

A h i n i s t ra t i ve Department.

Other Siani f i c a n t Accom~l i shments:

- CARL VINSON's newspaper, The Eagle, was selected as F i r s t Place Winner i n the 1989 CHINFO Mer i t Awards competit ion i n the Authorized Photocopied, Mu1 t i - l i t h o r Mimeo Newspapers category.

- CARL VINSON was the C V I C V N p a c i f i c F lee t Runner-up f o r the Golden Anchor Award for FY89, winner o f the S i l ve r Anchor Award.

- CARL VINSON was Pac i f i c F lee t nominee f o r the FY89 Secretary o f Defense Maintenance Award f o r Large Command Category.

- CARL VINSON was the COMNAVAIRPAC rec ip i en t f o r the 1989 Dorr ie P. M i l l e r Award recognized f o r the best Wardroom Service i n the Pac i f i c Fleet.

- CARL VINSON was the COMNAVAIRPAC rec ip ien t o f the Food Service Excel 1 ence Award f o r 1989.

1989 RETENTIIOH STATISTICS

USS CARL VINSON has an aggressive, we1 1 - t ra ined and we1 1 organized Retention Team. Ensuring t r a i n i n g l eve l s w i t h i n the command remain a t the highest leve l , a monthly Career Informat ion & Counseling Program f o r a l l Department and Div is iona l Career Counselors was hdld on board. The comnand has 18 Department Career Counsel ors and 11 2 D iv i s ion Career Counselors. Thi s provides one counselor f o r every 26 men^.

El i g i b l e I ne l i g i b l e Reenl i sted Gross % Ine l i g i b l e

F i r s t Term 744 7 5 253 31 % 34% Second Term 80 14 44 47% 55% Career 101 - 03 - 87 - 84% 86% - Total 925 92 384 38% 42%

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1989 DISTIWGUISYED VISITORS AT SEA

05 SEP

07-08 SEP

10-11 SEP

13 SEP

14 SEP

27 SEP

29 SEP

10 OCT

11 OCT

12 OCT

18 OCT

20 OCT

Mr. Mervi n La Faf 11 e and Mr. Nei 1 McDanf e l . Mr. John McCleod, Mr . Bruce Boweres, Mr . Mark Baldwin, Mr. John Mackin, Mr . Robert Ruggles and Deputy Chief Frank Reed.

Mr . Bud Scol l in .

Mr. Jim Pyle, Mr. Ken Powell and Mr. Andrew Krick.

Mr . A1 Cremol i n i , Mr. Ken~t Cremol i n i , Mr. Gui do Pe ro t t i and Mr. David Di l lon.

Admiral David E. Jeremiah, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pac i f i c F lee t and two members o f h i s s t a f f (Captain Robert J. Natter, USN, (Executive Assistant) and Captain James W. Orvf s, USN, (Current Operations)) on board f o r an overnight v i s i t and br ie f ings.

Nine (9) guests o f the Secretary o f the Navy and s i x (6) escorts/photographers on board f o r a day and remained overnight (RO1 N) o r i en ta t i on v i s i t .

Japanese DVs - Mr. I c h i r o Masuoka, Mr . Hiroyuki Agawa, Mr . Akio Morita, Mr . Shizuo Tsu j i and Mr. Hidemi Nagao were hosted by COMCARGRU THREE f o r tou r and luncheon.

Japanese DVs - Mr. Masafumi Wakinaga, Mr. Masaharu Okamoto, Mr . Kazunark Tanaka, Mr. Yasuharu Ogawa, Mr. Chi haru Tsuruoka, Mr. Tomizawa Kamagawa, Mr . Tom Cynkin, Mr. Mutsuhiko Hamada, Mr. Mark Minton, Mr . David Straub, Mr. Susumu Tamakf , Mr. Kazutaka Miyata and LCDR , USNR (CNFJ escort) .

Japanese DVs - Mr. Katsusuke Nakamura, Mr. Mitsuo Oishi, Mr. Hisaharu Kotoh, Mr. Yasuo Sugawara, Mr. Sei j r o Sawayama, Mr. Taro Nakamura, Mr . Shoichi Ishimaru, Mr. Tadaomi Kunisaki, Mr . Norio Tomonaga, Mr. Masato Kondoh, Mr . Takahiro Momozu, Mr. Bungetsu Tmonaga and AMCONSUL escorts Mr. Alec Wilczynski and Mr. Yasuhi sa Sakagani . Korean DVs - Major General B. K. Park, Br igad ier General Y. 0. Park, Br igad ier General Y. H. Na, Br igad ier General I. K. Bae, Br igad ier General C. W. Kim, Captain Benat Gabri l sson, Colonel Markus Nfklaus, Lieutenant Colonel L , and Lieutenan , USN (escor t / i n te rp re te r ) . Korean DVs - BGEN 0. S. Y i , COL Oh Kwang Sook, Mr. Yoo K i Won, Mr. K i m Chi Eun, Mr. Pat Brown, Mr. Lee Su Sung, CAPT Lee Chong K i 1 , Mr. Kang Shin Su, Mr . Merle Avi s, Mr . Samuel Park, Mr . Park I 1 Nam, Mr. Shin I 1 Hyun, and LT (escor t / in terpreter ) .

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23 OCT D i s t i ngui shed v i s i t o r 1 unchltour i nport Pusan, Korea. Lieutenant General Sang-No Kim, Cmander, Republic o f Korea Army Log is t i cs Cmand; Sear Admiral Man-Chung Kim, Cmander Th i rd F lee t Cmand, Repdbl i c o f Korea Navy; Mr. Bu-Chan Park, Vice Mayor o f Pusan; Colonel Ho Huh, Comnander, 61 2th Defense Security Unit, Pusan; Mr. Calv in White, Customs Attache, Amembassy ; Mr. Sudheer Chand, Manager Amtech Corp. ; Brigadier General Robert J. J e l l isan, U.S. AT, Cmand ing General, 19th Support Command; Col one1 W i l l i e Frazier, U. S. Army, Comnander, 34th Support Group; CAP1 Wil l iam C. Fox, Comnander, F leet Ac t i v i t i es , Chinhae; CAPT Lawrence E. Eddi n g f i e l d, Conmandi ng Off icer, USS ANTIETEM (CG-54) and Lieutenant Col one1 Raymond Gunternran, U.S. A i r Force, Commander, Detachment 28, Kimhae.

11-15 DEC 17 guests o f the Conmandi'ng O f f i ce r and seven Apple Computer Executives as guests o f QOMCARGRU THREE on board f o r overnight stays.

06 MAY

07 MAY

09 MAY

10 MAY

03 JUN

04 JUN

06 JUN

17 JUN

24 JUN

01 JUL

02 JUL

06 JUL

08 JUL

09 JUL

11 JUL

15 JUL

16 JUL

1989 DISTINGUISHED VISITORS, TOURS AND SPECIAL EVENTS INPORT

11 fore ign students

Cub Scout Pack 175 (14), Santa Clara Navy League (40), M. Gefe l l (3), CDR (3) and P./ Gaal (8)

Yerba Buena High School (100)

U. S. /Forei gn Naval Attaches (45 )

NJROTC ( loo) , Boy Scout Troop 111 (30) and R. Salon (45)

Menlo Lyceum (100)

Chadborne Elementary School (50)

Contra Costa Navy League (80), Cub Scout Troop 906 (25)

Golden Bears (50), CAPT Slowles (401, American Academy o f Achievement (700)

C. Holmes (51, LT (501, G. Eastham (20)

Campfire G i r l s (33)

YWCA (55)

Oakland Navy League (60), Royal Rangers (35)

Cub Scouts (40), LT (30)

NAVTRADET Mof f e t t (36 )

C. Holmes (20), L i t t l e Chi ldren's Aid (51, LT (25), D r . Koening (5)

MAJ (20)

19 JUL

22 JUL

CAPT K i l p a t r i c k (1 2)

Cub Scouts (30)

27 JUL

28 JUL

29 JUL

02 AUG

03 AUG

Six San Francisco CEO's oln board f o r overnight v i s i t s .

Mr. Robert Michaan

Dr. Robert Marks

Mr. Richard Goff and RADM Donald Fraser

Mayor Chuck Corica

04 AUG Mr. Jack McLeod

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07 AUG

08 AUG

09 AUG

10 AUG

11 AUG

25 AUG

26 AUG

27 AUG

17 NOV

25 NOV

29 NOV

02 DEC

05 DEC

08 DEC

17 DEC

22 DEC

23 DEC

26 DEC

27 DEC

28 DEC

Mr. John Lynch, Mr. Elmer Haskin and Mr. Ray Thompson

Mr . Hans Lewald

Dr. Fred Grimes and Dr . Karlene Roberts

Mr. Jim Lucius and Mr. Paul Hazer l r ig

Mr . Jack Haugen, COL P h i l l i p George, COL Richard George and Mr. Robert Haugen

323 FTW (251, DBYC (60)

San Francisco Navy League (1 00 ) , Stockton Navy League (1 00) and C. Gold (30)

U. Amore (50) and CAPT Webb (30)

Navy Command College (75)

LT (50), Mr. Greg Pagan, Ms. Laurie Pagan, Mr. David Wei ss and Ms. Louise Wei ss

UC Berkeley (45) and La Mission Presbyteriana o f San Francisco (10)

EM1 and Webel os (1 1 ) , and Mrs. Vasarhely (4)

Cathy Frost and Cub Scout Pack 303 Webelos

Mr. Charles J. Burnett and Mr. Robert C, Whitten

Mr. John Allman and Troop 339 (50)

CAPT John Murray (3)

Youth Group Oakland Four Squalre Church (15)

NAS Alameda Youth Center (20)

NAS Alameda Youth Center (20)

NAS A1 ameda Youth Center (20)